Coulthard goes for wild ride at Bathurst

Thrashing down Conrod Straight in the opening lap of Sunday's Bathurst 1000 at 290km/h and Fabian Coulthard's Holden loses control and begins tumbling over and over at the slight kink in the straight known as the Chase.

The result was as spectacular as it was terrifying, Coulthard's Bundy Red Commodore shredding panels as it barrel-rolled end-over-end in a spray of dirt and debris.

Thankfully while the car was wrecked, Coulthard walked away unhurt but he admits it was a hairy moment.

"I was still flat-out so it was 290km/h plus ... better than any ride at Dreamworld," the New Zealander told reporters on Sunday.